The comical photos attracted 8,000 to 10,000 Flickr fans, not to mention a feature on Lucasfilm's StarWars.com site and a dream gig in December 2009 shooting LEGO's annual City Advent Calendar.

Most recently, McVeigh has worked at the tech site Gizmodo.com, composing editorial photos, and he contributes tech articles to Macworld.

The DIY Lego ornaments came about when McVeigh noticed fellow LEGO hobbyists were building "different types of Lego spheres," he says. "I wanted to explore how the spheres were made, and stumbled onto the idea of doing a Christmas ornament."

We recommend you check out McVeigh's work at ChrisMcVeigh.com. Read on to learn how the ornaments are made!